Scope:Guide to materials available in the PHS library, through subscription databases,
and through previewed free websites.
Print Resources:Use the Library Catalog to locate print resources in the PHS Library.
Subscription Databases:See library staff for user names and passwords.
Student Resource Center- Use keywords below. Literature Resource Center- Use search term Macbeth. Twayne’s Author Series- William Shakespeare: The Tragedies will provide you with good information. Gale Virtual Reference Library- Provides electronic books for those interested historical fashion and clothing.
Keywords: Listed below are some keywords to use with Boolean Operators (AND, NOT, OR) to narrow and focus your search efforts.
England
Scotland
Customs
Elizabethan
Middle Ages
Medieval
Poverty
Culture
Society
Court
Family
Medicine
Weapons/weaponry
Food habits
Entertaining
Cookery
Church/religion
Beliefs
Marriage customs
Psychology
Nobles
Peasants
Tournaments
Recreation
Leisure
Witches
Supernatural beliefs
Superstition
Role of women in society
Free Internet Sites
Shakespeare Resource Center- Loads of information about The Bard. Internet Shakespeare- This is another good source of general information. Britain Express- Good sites can be found by typing in the time period you are searching (i.e. Middle Ages or Elizabethan). Elizabethan Era- This site contains a wide variety of resources about the Elizabethan Era.
Macbeth
Last Updated February 2009
Scope: Guide to materials available in the PHS library, through subscription databases,
and through previewed free websites.
Print Resources: Use the Library Catalog to locate print resources in the PHS Library.
Subscription Databases: See library staff for user names and passwords.
Student Resource Center- Use keywords below.
Literature Resource Center- Use search term Macbeth.
Twayne’s Author Series- William Shakespeare: The Tragedies will provide you with good information.
Gale Virtual Reference Library- Provides electronic books for those interested historical fashion and clothing.
Keywords: Listed below are some keywords to use with Boolean Operators (AND, NOT, OR) to narrow and focus your search efforts.
Free Internet Sites
Shakespeare Resource Center- Loads of information about The Bard.
Internet Shakespeare- This is another good source of general information.
Britain Express- Good sites can be found by typing in the time period you are searching (i.e. Middle Ages or Elizabethan).
Elizabethan Era- This site contains a wide variety of resources about the Elizabethan Era.